Last Dawn

Today is my last 5:00 am for a while...

Power Outage & Freak Out

Waking up half and hour after my alarm went off this morning, I only had enough time for a little breakfast (no coffee!!), a little makeup, jeans and a shirt and a sweater and I was out the door. Arriving at work at 6:45, I only got to my desk at 10:00 due to an unexplained power outage. The time spent waiting allowed me to think about the week past and a decision that weighed heavy on my shoulders for the better part of it. With choices made and time to kill without any caffein in my system, I had a good old fashioned freak out. The result of this exaggeration of sentiments was a loss of temper, gentleness and patience.

A friend once told me never to fret because life is always in balance- with the bad there will always be some good, even if you may not see it or feel it in the moment. Today I experienced this balance: feeling sad and alone, a funny joke made me smile; and with the loss of one job, there came a prospect of another!

C'est Doux part deux

a sanctuary for lugubrious tracy- the seven mile journey


fok- olafur arnalds


hunter- milhaven

(Jelly fish are bright in) Colour part 15

This Week

A kitten refusing to be found somewhere in Quebec city

Pesto and pine nuts and cappuccino pie

Jean "fucking" Chretien

The best chocolate I ever ate (double chocolate raspberry truffle)

Weak lungs

Earthquake

Missed goodbyes

Joyeux fête des pères!!

Merci Claude pour tout!! xoxo

"Monday" Evening

Scream along part 2


a boy brushed red... living in black and white- underoath


i'm the best at ruining my life- from autumn to ashes


secrets don't make friends- from first to last

"Sunday" Evening

It feels good to scream along!


available- the national


white picket defense system- this day forward


delirium trigger- coheed and cambria

Eyelashes part 2

Day Off

My day started off with a trip to the dentist- my first in 3 years! To my defence, I avoided going only because I didn't have insurance until very recently. No worries, it turns out I only have two cavities... I then accompanied my mom to her work (more like she worked and I shopped around until she finished!).

We then went to the SPCA in hopes of adopting a kitty. Trouble was, I became instantly very sad seeing all those cats in their cages. Wanting to take all of them home, we left empty handed. How can anyone choose? I was particularly fond of a little white one with a tuff of grey on its head. I was petting him through the little holes in his cage when some woman told me off! Apparently "it's prohibited to touch the animals" ... !! Anyways, it was an experience that left me with a sad lump in my throat.

Wilderness

Negotiating a wilderness

we have yet to know

this is where times stops

and we have none to go

Patti Smith

Turtle Love part 3

Shoe Shopping Cures All

It has been a long and tiring weekend and now I'm feeling a little low. Tomorrow, after work, I'm thinking of going to my favorite shoe store to buy a pair that I've had my eye on... I know I shouldn't, that this might very well be ... dare I say it? ... a problem. But they're so pretty and feminine and practical and like nothing I own and I'll feel a little bit better, if not for a temporary moment, once they're on my feet.

What did I do this 'weekend'?

Wednesday evening I turned down an invitation to see The Arcade Fire who were playing a secret concert right near my house ... sorry C!



Instead, I opted to watch Sherlock Homes, a movie that exceeded my expectations because it is actually a hundred times better than the trailer makes it out to be! It's funny and witty and intriguing and left me wanting to watch the sequel as soon as possible!



Thursday I went to the gym and didn't do much else with my day ... mostly rested and watched yet another great movie: Men Who Stare At Goats, a true story starring George Clooney and Ewin McGregor.



Friday, today, I stayed home. I was busy bumming around but managed to squeeze in a walk and some reading too!

Day 1

Beats part 2

i believe- simian mobile disco


receiver- santa maria


so good- the aloof


where is home- bloc party (burial remix)

Turtle Love part 2

To Be Careful

Nelson Mandela preaches that we must all care for one another- that this is our task in life. He says that we should also care for ourselves which means that we must be careful in our decisions, careful in our relationships, careful in our statements. Most important, we must manage our lives carefully in order to avoid becoming victims. This is a powerful lesson.

Turtle Love

Day 47 part 2

2 million liters of oil are escaping in the Gulf of Mexico per day!

Day 47

How can it be that for 47 days, massive amounts of oil have been escaping into the Gulf of Mexico and nobody has come up with a solution yet? In fact, it's predicted that the oil pipe will only be fixed by August!!! Apparently, the oil company didn't want to invest in the technology to prevent such a disaster in the first place. Disgusting.

Little Observations

Little Observations

Little red bellies on cute robins,

Little old ladies with short coloured hair,

Little black birds chasing crows three times their size.

Little things that make my

Little heart happy.

Fu@#ing Classic

like a hurricane- neil young

Amazing!

(Thanks M!)

ECG

After receiving my test results, my doctor ordered an ECG (electrocardiogram). I was a little nervous, wondering why I needed one ... are my results bad? The test was scheduled at 8:00 this morning, which meant I had to wake up at 5:30 (not happy about that, being my day off and all). The procedure itself lasted just under an hour and I got to see an ultrasound of my heart (!) and hear it beating (!!). A cardiologist then looked over the results and told me my heart is completely normal. Yay! Nothing to worry about he told me. My only worry then was how I was going to kill 2 hours before my gym class. I ended up wandering around and finally decided to go to Chez Cora and had a second delicious breakfast. Yummy yummy but not the best idea to eat so much before a spin class ...

Cover 5: Bizarre Love Triangle

new order


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